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Jul 22, 2021 at 12:10 comment added Tsundoku @PolypipeWrangler Actually, the passage is based on the belief that moisture in the air was needed for flight. Please see the existing answer.
Jul 22, 2021 at 11:57 comment added Polypipe Wrangler They fall down (die) of thirst, the location of the "moisture and dew" is not connected.
May 31, 2021 at 17:09 comment added Mary It's possibly that's just a dramatic way of saying that they collapsed for want of water.
May 31, 2021 at 14:50 comment added Tsundoku @tum_ Apostrophes and diacritics. Their presence seems to depend on the edition you consult. Modern editions usually add them, including those that don't modernise the spelling.
May 31, 2021 at 14:40 comment added tum_ Is it just me or your quote misses a number of apostrophes in the first sentence?
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May 30, 2021 at 22:36 answer added Tsundoku timeline score: 8
May 30, 2021 at 16:45 history asked Tsundoku CC BY-SA 4.0